More than £5 million (£1 million in Scotland) has been raised by a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce tackling dishonest dog breeders selling pups on the UK black market. HMRC set up the taskforce in October 2015 after discussions with animal welfare groups suggested tens of thousan
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Following two years of planning and the completion of a successful pilot in Edinburgh, plans are now underway to launch Scotland’s first nation-wide schools programme for financial services.
Graeme Hartop, chief executive at Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co outlines the ways investors are currently looking at to minimise the impact of the new tax regime
An Orkney-based marine renewable services provider is moving into a well-known Stromness building and has purchased an additional safety vessel as it seeks to grow its team and expand operations.
Schemes to create jobs in Scotland and protect the environment are set to benefit from a new fund to help social enterprises which will be backed by £17 million of investment. The money from The Scottish Social Growth Fund will enable social enterprises, charities and voluntary
Thousands of pounds have been paid by the taxman to people who have tipped-off the authorities about how their spouses or employers are dodging their taxes.
The Scottish retail sector had its highest ever quarter for insolvencies in the first three months of 2019, according to new analysis of the sector by accountants and business advisers French Duncan. In Q1 28 retailers were made insolvent which is already over 40 per cent of the entire figure for 20
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the launch of a new online investment service that lets customers put in as little as £50. Customers will be able to invest either through a lump-sum, a monthly contribution or an ISA transfer, and can link their investments to a financial goal, tracing
Esme Loans, the standalone digital lending platform for SMEs and scale up businesses backed by RBS subsidiary NatWest has announced this week that it has now lent over £50 million to UK businesses.
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group came under pressure yesterday after it revealed charges and Brexit held back growth in first-quarter bottom-line profits. Bank of Scotland’s owner reported flat statutory pre-tax profits at £1.6bn as it revealed a further £100 million charge for payme
Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney has warned that interest rate increases could be "more frequent" than expected if the economy picks up following a resolution of the current political impasse. Economic growth has been subdued since the UK voted in June 2016 to leave the EU and markets are
Aberdeen-based transport giant FirstGroup has named its new chief financial officer as Ryan Mangold, a former finance director at housebuilder Taylor Wimpey. Mr Mangold will join the First Group on May 31, filling the position vacated last year by Matthew Gregory, took over the chief executive&rsquo
iMultiply, the finance and executive search specialists with bases in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast, has posted record year-end profits. The recruitment company credit a 44 per cent increase in turnover, prestigious clients including DC Thomson, Innis and Gunn, Visit Scotland, Money Dashboard and E
There is now a new, home-made addition to the rapidly growing trend of wearable fintech after it emerged online that someone has dissolved their credit card and put the RFID chip in a ring to go on their finger.
Legal action has been commenced against Clydesdale Bank plc(Clydesdale) and its former owner National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) for conduct in relation to its Tailored Business Loans (TBLs). RGL Management Ltd's (RGL) claim group consists of almost 2,000 claimants from England